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One Year of Health-Care Reform: Fixing the Core Problems or Symptoms?
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Posted by Peter Neupert
Corporate Vice President, Health Solutions Group
(Cross-posted from The Washington Post Health Care Rx blog, which periodically asks Peter Neupert and a panel of other experts to weigh-in on efforts to reform the nation’s health care system.)
Will all of this year's activity actually improve our health delivery system? I'm optimistic, but I'm also skeptical that the kind of comprehensive change we need to truly reform the system will happen.
My optimism stems from the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009, which included $36 billion in funding to encourage the use of technology by health-care providers. For the first time, the "meaningful use" rule-making describes technology as a means to improving health outcomes by using real-time data and quality reporting.
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A Solid Step Forward in the Road to Sensible Patent Reform
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Posted by Horacio Gutierrez
Corporate Vice President and Deputy General Counsel
I want to take a moment to commend Commerce Secretary Gary Locke for his letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee supporting balanced patent reform legislation that benefits all segments of American industry.
We support the administration’s thoughtful approach to a balanced patent reform discussion and remain strongly committed to working with Congress, the administration and other stakeholders in all industries to make sensible patent reform legislation a reality in the short term.
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Constructing an Information Age Model for Federal Cybersecurity
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Posted by Scott Charney
Corporate Vice President, Trustworthy Computing
As I blogged last month, the increasing quantity and sophistication of cyber attacks requires a comprehensive and coordinated strategy to secure the nation’s critical infrastructure and sensitive data.
Today I had an opportunity to continue the discussion while testifying before a congressional hearing on “Assessing Cybersecurity Activities at the National Institute of Standards and Technology and the Department of Homeland Security,” convened by the House Subcommittee on Technology and Innovation.
As I explained to the committee, the complexity and breadth of national governments, and the wide array of constituents they serve, require a careful and thoughtful approach to managing government-wide cybersecurity.
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